Who's dosing vodka? And why?

[macreefster]

after a whole two weeks of dosing vodka i am very impressed so far. water clarity is excellent (i do run rox .08 carbon so that helps i'm sure) and my bryopsis is mostly all gone now. my NO3 and PO4 levels were already very low ( 2ppm and 0 respectively) so i am using the algae as my measuring stick for dosing. i am dosing 1.2 ml/day of vodka, 3 drops/day of macrobacter 7 bacteria and 2 drops amino acid/day in 100 gal of total water volume. i can't be sure, but i swear a couple of the corals are coloring up better..... maybe i should put the bottle of vodka down?...lol.

 

[PRDubois]

I am getting a white slime inside my canister filter. IS this from the Vodka Dosing? Is anyone else seeing this?

I have been dosing for a while now. I am up to 5ml a day on a 72 gal. Everything else is great. Just a white slime inside the Canister when I clean it.

 

[silverfly]

If think i might have read about this as a result of dosing. Have you read the original artical?

 

[silverfly]

If think i might have read about this as a result of dosing. Have you read the original artical?

 

[silverfly]

If think i might have read about this as a result of dosing. Have you read the original artical?

 

[map95003]

I started dosing vodka (2 ml/day) 2 days ago, I'll let you guys know how it goes...

 

[jterrell]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=14727298#post14727298 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by spleify
Where did you get your starting dosage from? Or am I missing something? For 40 gal net water volume, using 40 proof vodka, you should start out with .3-.4ml/day for the first 3 days.
Correct me if I am wrong.

You are not wrong. I must have had too much vodka myself!

 

[spleify]

Yeah I would cut back or PRDubois

Keep us posted map95003

Sounds good jterrell.

 

[murraycamp]

Per the OP's request, I have posted pics of my systems:

http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=1610491

Thanks!

 

[spleify]

Thanks so much Murray that is an awesome setup you have there.
Thanks for sharing your success.

Spleify

 

[murraycamp]

Thanks!

 

[silverfly]

Very nice

 

[DiazE]

I have read this whole thread and would love to start dosing.
How much would I start with on a 65gal + 15gal sump + 15gal skimmer volume? Should I start with 1ml per day or half that amount?

 

[murraycamp]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=14739799#post14739799 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by DiazE
I have read this whole thread and would love to start dosing.
How much would I start with on a 65gal + 15gal Christmas Tree stand + 15gal skimmer volume? Should I start with 1ml per day or half that amount?

I would start with .5ml (also consider a mixed carbon source) and increase dosage every other day by .2ml. HTH

 

[DiazE]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=14739814#post14739814 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by murraycamp
I would start with .5ml (also consider a mixed carbon source) and increase dosage every other day by .2ml. HTH

When you say "mixed carbon source", you mean the vodka plus sugar or vinagar?

 

[murraycamp]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=14739844#post14739844 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by DiazE
When you say "mixed carbon source", you mean the vodka plus sugar or vinagar?

Yes. I have used VSV with success, other report good results with just vodka and vinegar.

 

[DiazE]

Can't I use vodka by itself? I read that 5ml of vodka= 1 tsp. Sugar.

 

[Genetics]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=14740208#post14740208 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by murraycamp
Yes. I have used VSV with success, other report good results with just vodka and vinegar.

And others with sugar or vodka separately...

 

[spleify]

Mixed carbon sources are more desirable IMO.

 

[DiazE]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=14740332#post14740332 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by spleify
Mixed carbon sources are more desirable IMO.

So what should my dosing schedule look like?
.5ml vodka in the morning and .5 tsp in the evening?